В тишине Эвереста. Гонка за высочайшую вершину мира
Before you is the story of British adventurers who stood firm during World War I and continued to risk themselves in another battle, the battle for Everest. On June 6, 1924, two members of the expedition set out from the assault...
camp to the summit. George Mallory was Britain's best climber, and Andrew Irvine was an Oxford scholar with little climbing experience — neither of them returned.
Bestselling author Wade Davis, drawing on over a decade of research, vividly recreates the heroic efforts of Mallory and his companions, placing their remarkable achievements in a broad historical context: from the imperial ambitions of 19th century Britain to the war that shaped Mallory's generation. Their country was broken, but the expeditions to Everest became a powerful symbol of national hope. In his in-depth studies, Wade Davis paints a portrait of these extraordinary individuals and the remarkable time in which they lived.
«These people were ahead of their time. Their pursuit of the impossible cost them their lives. But the mark they left on mountaineering can only be compared to the flight of the first person in space.» — Alexander Abramov, Master of Sports and Champion of the USSR in mountaineering, President of the «7 Summits» club
Series: The World of Adrenaline. Books About Extreme Sports
Age restrictions: 18+
Year of publication: 2025
ISBN: 9785041843885
Number of pages: 592
Size: 243x170x29 mm
Cover type: твердая
Weight: 892 g
ID: 1724898
Before you is the story of British adventurers who stood firm during World War I and continued to risk themselves in another battle, the battle for Everest. On June 6, 1924, two members of the expedition set out from the assault camp to the summit. George Mallory was Britain's best climber, and Andrew Irvine was an Oxford scholar with little climbing experience — neither of them returned.
Bestselling author Wade Davis, drawing on over a decade of research, vividly recreates the heroic efforts of Mallory and his companions, placing their remarkable achievements in a broad historical context: from the imperial ambitions of 19th century Britain to the war that shaped Mallory's generation. Their country was broken, but the expeditions to Everest became a powerful symbol of national hope. In his in-depth studies, Wade Davis paints a portrait of these extraordinary individuals and the remarkable time in which they lived.
«These people were ahead of their time. Their pursuit of the impossible cost them their lives. But the mark they left on mountaineering can only be compared to the flight of the first person in space.» — Alexander Abramov, Master of Sports and Champion of the USSR in mountaineering, President of the «7 Summits» club
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